affectionate
Example Sentences
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A Manchester United scarf also adorned his coffin, which was next to a wreath bearing the affectionate Mancunian term: "R kid".
From BBC
From his enthusiastic dancing dad and slumbering grandma to the overly productive frybread vendor, each character is deftly rendered with a familiar and affectionate warmth.
From Salon
He encourages it to scramble on to a wildflower, with an affectionate: "Welcome to your new home - there you go."
From BBC
He had a long and affectionate marriage to Queen Anna and fathered multiple children.
And could the effect of these be boosted by doses of the chemical messenger oxytocin, a neuropeptide that helps affectionate interactions make us feel better physically and emotionally?
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
